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I can't say for sure, but from what I remember, it seemed like he caught them by decomposing their motion vector. Remember, his decomposition doesn't work against just magic but solid objects, and unlike many magicians, I believe he can use partial decomposition due to his unique skills (though I'm not sure if this is anything like Kichijouji's Basic Code deal). That was my take on it, at least. I believe that portion was somewhat difficult to read. Actually, that scene was the first of MKnR I ever read, so I wasn't really good at interpreting the machine translations. Also, there was little extra detail to help me infer what may have happened.

He can decompose things like vectors? That opens up new possibilities.

I can't say for sure, but from what I remember, it seemed like he caught them by decomposing their motion vector. Remember, his decomposition doesn't work against just magic but solid objects, and unlike many magicians, I believe he can use partial decomposition due to his unique skills (though I'm not sure if this is anything like Kichijouji's Basic Code deal). That was my take on it, at least. I believe that portion was somewhat difficult to read. Actually, that scene was the first of MKnR I ever read, so I wasn't really good at interpreting the machine translations. Also, there was little extra detail to help me infer what may have happened.

The first thing that came to mind was that Tatsuya might be a good match-up with Accelerator

My sources of information are your summaries, but in web arc 1 you mentioned what happens when using decomposition magic on solid objects

Spoiler:

What Tatsuya had done was used his decomposition magic on the objects, which causes them to break down into their individual
components (bolts, screws, springs...) Apparently when he uses his Decomposition magic on Objects, the objects will separate into
whatever makes them.

Maybe he just decomposed the bullets completely and regenerated them in his hand. I remember him doing something like that with the bullets he used to destroy the Chinese fleet in Arc 4.

You seem to forget that decomposition is an innate magic for him. He can activate it faster than the blink of an eye since the magic is seemingly "wired" to his brain. If he wanted to, he most definitely could decompose a bullet in flight. When he used restoration (his other innate magic) in the School Tournament Arc, he was able to activate it so fast that no one was able to even notice it. Remember, the audience include thousands of students and there were a handful of elite experts. Even the two undercover soldiers didn't catch the magic and wouldn't have known it activated if they didn't know about Tatsuya's ability beforehand. Even a person with a trained eye such as Kazuto's couldn't explain what happened.

No no whsie. I was referring to Awrya's suggestion that he used deceleration magic on the bullets. Even if deceleration was less than five steps, he wouldn't use flash cast in front of everyone like that.

No no whsie. I was referring to Awrya's suggestion that he used deceleration magic on the bullets. Even if deceleration was less than five steps, he wouldn't use flash cast in front of everyone like that.

Spoiler for Flash Cast and Mist Dispersion in front of others:

The guy used Flash Cast in the Nine School Battle Monolith Code finals, and Mist Dispersion in front of 'Cardinal George'... I wouldn't count on him not using top secret magic in front of others As long as he has a way to fool other people into thinking he used other stuff, he'd pull out the top secret magic (Nine School Battle, a CAD on his hand + single component spell disguised the Flash Cast; Mist Dispersion, he made it look like Sirius' mono-molecular blade magic cutting through things when it was just layer of Mist Dispersion casted on his palm).

While his innate magic is a secret, it doesn't matter if no one noticed it. As mentioned, he used those magic in front of people several times, but the audience could never understand exactly what happened.

While his innate magic is a secret, it doesn't matter if no one noticed it. As mentioned, he used those magic in front of people several times, but the audience could never understand exactly what happened.

Spoiler for LN:

Ya like when he uses his self healing in vol 4 and partically no one even noticed what was going on, since his magic is military secret he's not allowed to let anyone know about it

Did he use Mist Dispersion on his hand? I suppose he did use human decomposition, but I thought MD was referring to more of a pin-point thing rather than human decomposition as a whole. Trident is also human decomposition, after all.

Also, whsie, I don't think he would take the risk if he could avoid it. He will use his restricted magic, but only when he has no other choice to achieve what he wants/must and he can cover it up. He used flash cast against Crimson because it was necessary for victory and he could disguise it with the extremely basic Vibration Magic (I think that's what it was. Too lazy to check). I just don't think he would take the risk otherwise (as in, he could kill the soldier without using Flash Cast).

As for Regrowth, he has no choice. It's entirely subconscious unless he stops it. I gave the number as 0.2 (since that's roughly how the math worked out), but it's probably activated in a much shorter time period, since a lot of that 0.2 second time period is spent reading the Eidos. I would say the casting is actually near instantaneous without that reading period, which is why the two soldiers didn't feel a flow of magic.

Ummm...how old is the MC? I read some info from the wiki, and it stated that he is freaking captain of some assassin group, and a leader of some kind of research technology center under the codename "Silver".

I suppose there are elements of that. However I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing. The '(tragic) flawed hero' trope is just as bad. His character does get expounded on extensively later. It's also far more entertaining to read this way. As long as you don't say a word concerning Her Highness, all's fair.

Power-level wise? Definitely yes. Still not sure it's the right label for him though cause he's still super flawed.. He has no strong emotions so he's almost always composed.. but he can't even get properly aroused..

I'm not sure anyone that has any real interest in the opposite gender would ever think of being him as "wish fulfillment" -- this is also bad news for all the people shipping Tatsuya x Anyone.

Ummm...how old is the MC? I read some info from the wiki, and it stated that he is freaking captain of some assassin group, and a leader of some kind of research technology center under the codename "Silver".

What the hell?

Spoiler for LN:

He's the guy who advanced the CAD technology 10 years into the future, not many know it tho.

Say, over the course of the story up to the current volume, did the Blooms in general had a change of heart on how they treat and view the Weeds especially Tatsuya?

Nope. The Blooms (with the exception of the Council) are still the same arrogant j-as*es. Morisaki the D-bag is still representative of the Blooms' attitude toward Weeds.

Even when Tatsuya performed miracles during the 9 School Tournament, the other 8 schools thought Tatsuya was a Bloom because his shirt was that of a Bloom. Tatsuya may have been popular with the girls of his own school (whom all wondered how the hell Tatsuya was a Weed), but the guys were filled with jealousy and rage.

but now that u mention Morisaki, have there been more scenes of him being a complete douchebag in the later arcs as well? i think there was even a side story about him

I don't really remember Morisaki showing up later. He didn't show up much after the tournament where he was gloriously caved in by the ceiling and hence out of commission for the remainder of the Monolith Code Competition (Tatsuya + 2 Weeds replace the team). People were like wtf, an technician and two guys who weren't even on the original tournament team?

There is a SS about Morisaki. It mostly explores his background where we learn that his family is into the security/bodyguard business. He himself became a bodyguard for an American girl as she was chased by Japanese authorities throughout the city. It was a so-so SS.

Nope. The Blooms (with the exception of the Council) are still the same arrogant j-as*es. Morisaki the D-bag is still representative of the Blooms' attitude toward Weeds.

Even when Tatsuya performed miracles during the 9 School Tournament, the other 8 schools thought Tatsuya was a Bloom because his shirt was that of a Bloom. Tatsuya may have been popular with the girls of his own school (whom all wondered how the hell Tatsuya was a Weed), but the guys were filled with jealousy and rage.

It should be mentioned though that during the student council election arc, Mayumi's anti-discrimination policy allowing weeds to serve in the student council too got the majority, so it's fair to assume that at least a part of the blooms are no D-bags like Morisaki.

There's been one cute scene during the 9 school tournament where some girl participant (I think it was Eimi) was "thanking" the male first-years for "giving Tatsuya to the girls". Morisaki busted a gut and left seething ^_^ ... so, the bloom douches get their just deserts.